Student - Connected Teaching*Utilizing a variety of teaching methods*Creating a variety of learning experiences*Being mindful of my perceptions,expectations and attitude of learners*Planning thoughtfully and for the diversity of learners*Instilling learners with confidence and ownership in the work*Creating a sense of belonging for all students

Benjamin Bloom and his collaborators came up with Bloom’s Taxonomy in 1956. The framework used by many educators includes six categories: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation. Knowledge was considered the foundation in which all other categories could exist as skills and abilities.

Fast forward to 2001, a group of cognitive psychologists, curriculum theorists, instructional researchers, and assessment specialists devised a plan for a revised Bloom’s Taxonomy. The revisions stand by the idea that acquiring knowledge should be a dynamic endeavor, not static. The revised Bloom’s Taxonomy has the following categories: Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, and Create. Similar to the 1956 version of Bloom’s Taxonomy, knowledge remains the foundation; however, knowledge is part of a separate taxonomy based on the cognitive process.

“Th​e great teachers believe in the growth of the intellect and talent, and they are fascinated with the process of learning.” - Carol Dweck

Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset

Mindset is an idea discovered by Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck in decades of research on achievement and success.

In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them. Talent alone doesn’t create success. It takes effort.

In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work. Two essential elements of great accomplishments include a love of learning and resilience.

﻿"If instruction is guided by highly competent professionals, and students are actively engaged through 21st Century skills and rigorous academic standards, then all students will be college and career ready."﻿